Rate / Unit Rate

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What is a unit rate?

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A unit rate is a rate in which the unit in the denominator is 1.

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If you can buy 36 cookies for $4, what is the unit rate in cookies per dollar?

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9 cookies per dollar.

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How do you calculate the unit rate of customers per hour if a store has 120 customers in 6 hours?

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Divide 120 by 6 to get 20 customers per hour.

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If Antonia can type 408 words in 4 minutes, how many words can she type per minute?

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102 words per minute.

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If there are 45 seats in 9 rows, how many seats are there in 1 row?

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5 seats per row.

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What is the formula to find the unit rate?

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Unit Rate = Total Quantity / Total Units.

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If a car travels 300 miles in 5 hours, what is the unit rate in miles per hour?

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60 miles per hour.

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What does it mean if a unit rate is expressed as 'x per 1'?

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It means that for every 1 unit of the denominator, there are 'x' units of the numerator.

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How can you find the unit rate of a recipe that uses 3 cups of flour for 12 cookies?

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Divide 3 cups by 12 cookies to find 0.25 cups of flour per cookie.

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If a person earns $240 for 30 hours of work, what is their hourly wage?

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$8 per hour.